MCP Image runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 2 051 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Sep 2026.
AI image generation and editing with prompt optimization and quality presets
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add mcp-image -- npx -y mcp-image
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-image": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-image"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.mcp-image]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-image"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-image": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-image"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-image": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-image"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
IMAGE_PROVIDER (Image provider to use: 'gemini' (default), 'openai', or 'seedream'), GEMINI_API_KEY (Google Gemini API key for image generation when IMAGE_PROVIDER=gemini (get from https://aistudio.google.com/apikey)), OPENAI_API_KEY (OpenAI API key for image generation when IMAGE_PROVIDER=openai. Requires OpenAI organization verification to access GPT Image 2.5 (https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/general)), ARK_API_KEY (BytePlus ModelArk AP region API key required when IMAGE_PROVIDER=seedream), IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR (Absolute or working-directory-relative path where generated images will be saved (defaults to ./output)), IMAGE_QUALITY (Default quality preset: 'fast' (default), 'balanced', or 'quality'), SKIP_PROMPT_ENHANCEMENT (Set to 'true' to disable automatic prompt optimization and use direct prompts).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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